Nickolson’s new “The Glorious Guards” range of figures are destined be the most extensive line of Guards being produced today. The Glorious Guards showcase the Coldstream, Grenadier, Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards of the late Victorian to the early Edwardian period, sculpted in a consistent 54MM scale. Almost all the master models are finished [...]
At a recent toy soldier show, I overheard two collectors chatting about Zulu war figures. One fellow said, “Frankly, I’m bored looking at little metal soldiers in red jackets fighting in Zulu wars.”
The other fellow looked astonished and replied with, “I can’t get enough of ‘em.” Well, I’m like the guy who can’t get enough [...]
Visitors to the recent New Jersey Toy Soldier Show in Secaucus, NJ this past March 7th were treated to a special visit by King & Country’s Andy Neilson.
From its beginning, some 25 years ago, under Andy Neilson’s direction, King & Country has evolved into one of the world’s premier toy soldier manufacturers.
Here’s a shot of [...]
Two toy soldier shows are scheduled for the first weekend in March, when on Saturday, March 6, John Stengle, The Marxman presents the New Yorker Toy Soldier Show at the Hotel Adria Conference Center, 221-17 Northern Blvd., Bayside, Queens, NY. Show runs from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Admission $5.00, kids under 12 Free with [...]
Every spring and fall, Jim Hillestad’s Toy Soldier Museum hosts an Open House with good food, entertainment, and great sales on toy soldiers. You’re invited!
Next Open House & Cellar Sale, Saturday, October 31. The day before the East Coast Toy Soldier Show & Sale — make a weekend of it! Special guests for the fall [...]
It wasn’t too many years ago that toy soldier shows were held only in the cooler months. But thank goodness that’s all changed. Now there are Toy Soldier Shows held throughout the year for us to better enjoy our hobby. So put aside your rake and yard tools, or get out [...]
Back in 1987, when Andy Neilson, founder of King and Country, was asked by Bill The Bandman, “How did all this get started?” Andy responded, “My brother, Gordon, sent me a boxed set of six all metal hand- painted Royal Marine Toy Soldiers for my birthday in 1977.” He smiled at the memory, “I Was [...]
Berdan Sharpshooters were an American Civil War regiment of sharpshooters named after Col. Hiram Berdan (1823-1893). The 1st and 2nd regiment were selected from various Northern states in 1861, through a rigorous test of placing 10 consecutive shots in a 10″ space about 200 yards away without use of a scope. Believe it or not, [...]
It should come as no surprise to any toy soldier collector that a traditional style toy soldier maker with the name Beau-Geste would introduce yet another set of French Foreign Legionnaires.
Beau-Geste has also released three additional sets. A nice touch is that Beau-Geste has also posted the image sources they used as the inspiration for [...]
One of the questions that constantly comes across our desk is, “Are there any toy soldier shops we can visit while on a trip to Manhattan?”
At one time Manhattan was a toy soldier Mecca with Burlington Antique Toys, Rocha’s, The Toy Soldier Shop, and Van Dexter’s, but since the advent of the Internet, all except [...]
